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Winter Storm Watch

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for Watauga County, NC from 12 AM Wednesday, March 21 until 12 AM Thursday, March 22. This includes Appalachian State University. Expect 3 to 5 inches of snow, with locally higher amounts possible. Travel impacts and power outages may occur. Prepare now for potential impacts, and continue to monitor local media or the National Weather Service for the latest weather forecast.

Posted at 5:12pm on March 19, 2018 via Blackboard Connect.

To apply for the Wilson Scholars Program, complete your application for admission to Appalachian State University before November 15. After completing the admissions application process, follow the scholarship application steps.

A committee of faculty and staff will review initial scholarship applications, essays, and recommendation letters. Select finalists will be hosted for interviews as part of the annual Scholars Day event in mid-February.

If you have questions regarding the application process please contact Leah Beth Hubbard, Director of University Scholarships, at hubbardlb@appstate.edu.

Life-Changing Involvement

"This past weekend, Jabari, Sarah, and I spent upwards of 12 hours in rental minivans with eight wonderfully rowdy Charlotte middle schoolers as we played games involving spotting cows and graveyards on the roadsides, one-hundred-and-twenty-one questions, rap battles, doing “college math problems” and counting to twenty over and over and over again."

A Tradition of Service

Brothers B.B. and D.D. Dougherty founded Watauga Academy in 1899 with the dream of helping children in North Carolina's "lost provinces" discover educational opportunity to match the splendor of the mountains in which they lived. Learn more history.

Discovering the World: Costa Rica

"Going to Costa Rica was definitely the highlight of my first semester at Appalachian... Our cohort’s group dynamic was strengthened in the mountains of Costa Rica on long bus rides and cloud forest hikes. This trip was my first experience in Latin America, and it was incredibly rewarding. I had the opportunity to practice my Spanish and to learn about the Costa Rican culture and their mission of sustainability."